Traction engine or vehicle.



S. GRAUY.

THACTION ENGINE 0I?` VEHICLE,

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I3, 19171 EN i7 Beit known that I, SEYMOUR GRABY, n'

citizen of the United Smiles, resnng ei of Floda, have invented certain new end useful mpmvemens in 'Emeon .Engines el? Vehicles, ef which the nlewng is n specieatien.

My nvenon eaes to a treeben engine or vehicle which is eapab'enf general USE, but is eepecaly designed for agricultural pm poseS and to whack various k da of ferm i 'elnente maj; r'eey ne eppned,

'4 ne pinne obj'ieet of fue invention 'te provini@ a Simple Stlnng, dumme, evenem-A .enl nnc thmeughy eeem: ine'eeu Veni@ de, capable o perfmming e. :ne num nunf e? of fnncene with :fz mnmum nufnee o erts from which ihn which is een@ j f"'^.. fuxther object is zo p'z-wrde i ef in e Charade? mentenefl ebv Cessfuy Ope'nte any; kind er tyv n4 .implement tha een '"mwn nj] u 'le-zi. e. motor.

A further object of the invenjen in pove w fee 'pewez' een be fiz'oey nnnsmtted tf; the ve Wwef; upon which it operates,

furthe?? Object is if) provide menne Where- .ey the dri ing power nf Ene mid vehee may be uilzed fol e'iting; hej-#11211 for convening power to drive and operate verenr, nne of machines and impemens fm nanny purposes.

Stili furthef objeets ef J(he invention are 'to so eonsruet beth the from', and 'rear supporting Whees tha hey Wx Serve as rve whees; i@ prevfe means where-,ey the Freni, frame is adjustable with respect 'ipo the rem frame so ne be permit the iz-reni, drive whee to rie over uneven earth surfaces wihcm'f. imparting strain to the resu- 'fmnle and the frivinff mechanism carried nweny; "se pmvide mcent Steer'mg mecmnsm Suppo'i'ef by he rear frame, and to provide e. vehee cepebe of hauling nenvy leeds over 'pnwed mound or nwy reaczweys.

The foregoing and auch nojen'e es may ap en? frein the ensung i xpon exs attained by @ne neve eenscruenn, eembineaion, meenden :md arrangement of die Hpeeeation of Letters Patent,

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xecy Xe are met* i 7 wheni Deleg Drew/lm with n, :Rec-.d einV L ni ing a front andra rear frame vertically adjustable with respect to each other, said rear frame carrying a longitudinal drive shaft having a bevel gear at its rear end engaging Wlth a beve gear ,oarried p' by the rear axle and a bevel gear at its front end mesh-y ing with a bevel gear mounted near the front end ofthe rear frame, and the front frame carrying a longitudinal drive shaft provided With a bevel gear at its front end engaging with abevel gear carried by the front axle and a bevel gear at its rear end meshing with said 'bevel gear mounted on the rear frame.

5. A traction engine or vehicle comprising front and rear drive Wheels, a front and rear frame vertically adjustable with respect to each other, a bevel gear mounted on the rear frame, a front and rear shaft, each of said shafts being provided at one end With a bevel gear engaging with the bevel gear mounted on the rear frame, a semi-circular member secured to the rear frame provided with a rear peripheral toothed portion, and

steering gear secured to the rear frame for engaging'said toothed portion.

6. A traction engine or vehicle comprising a front and a rear-frame vertically and automatically adjustable with respect to each other, front and rear drive Wheels and axles, a bevel gear ixedly secured to each axle, a longitudinal drive shaft adapted to engage the rear drive gear, a longitudinal drive shaft engaging the front drive gear, a bevel gear mounted at each end of eacy longitudinal shaft, and an intermediate bevel gear mounted on the rear frame between the forward end of one shaft and the rear end of the other shaft adapted to mesh with the bevel gear on one end of each of said shafts.l l

7. A traction engine or vehicle comprising front and rear drive Wheels and axles, a front and a rear frame vertically and automatically adjustable With respect to each other, said front frame being provided With vertical grooves at each side or" its rear end portion adapted to receive the extension ormed at each side of the front end portion of the rear frame, and means connected to both frames for imparting motion to said drive-Wheels.

'8. A ltraction engine or vehicle comprising front and rear drive Wheels and axles, a 'ront and a rear frame vertically, adjustable With respect to each other, a rear driveshaft provided with a sprocket Wheel xedly secured thereto intermediate its length and a bevel gear at each end, a front drive shaft having a bevel gear at each end, 4an intermediate drive gear mounted on the rear frame and engaging With a bevel gear at one end of each of saidshafts, and means for driving said shafts. y

9'. A traction engine or vehicle comprising front and rear drive Wheels and axles, a front and a rear frame vertically adjustable with respect to each other, a drivezgear liXedly secured to each axle, a front and a rear drive shaft located in alinement with lil titi

each other, a bevel gear secured to each end of both the front and the rear drive shafts, an intermediate drive gear mounted in the rear frame engaging a bevel gear at one end of each of the drive shafts, and a sprocket gear, xedly secured to the rear drive shaft intermediate its len th.

EYMOUR GRADY. 

